AIDAN
Watching Clio drive away from me had easily been one of the hardest things I’d ever gone through in my life. I knew the pain of divorce and failed relationships, and seeing her shut down and get out of dodge without a backward glance? That hurt like hell, and it was a hurt that was not easing over time.
After Clio left, I paced the house for hours. It was dark by the time that Lila returned, looking at me stone-faced. I didn’t say anything. What could I say after everything that happened? She locked herself in her room, and I didn’t see her for the rest of the night.
I couldn’t count how many times I reached for my phone to call Clio, just to make sure she was all right, but I knew she wouldn’t answer. After I was certain I wouldn’t be hearing from her, I went for a run on the bea
